# Jamie Elman

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Jamie Elman

Comedian, actor and canook, Jamie Elman (Yid Life Crisis, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Kelly talk about Judaism, what's happening with Yiddish these days, and how to balance religious ideals with modern day practicalities.

WTF! I’m Jewish. Now what?

Scroll down to the play button below to stream this episode, or, download it from Shtetl’s iTunes podcast. Enjoy! What is a Yid-life crisis? Find out what happens when a Jew in Quebec starts questioning life. Should we fast on Yom Kippur? If we eat the gravy separate from the cheese curds- does th…

Jewish Edition

Every week, we talk about a different F word, but on this very special episode, we explore the multitude of Jewish F words! In our first ever live episode, we cover Farklempt, Farblondget, Faith, Freylach, Fiddler on the Roof, Fermisht, Farpitzed/Farputst, Farshtunken, Fleishadik, Feh, Fish (gefil…

May 17, 2022 Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman of YidLife Crisis

On Comedy and Jewish Identity with Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman of YidLife Crisis

YidLife Crisis explain why they translated their very Jewish humour into Chinese (and French, too!)

The popular Montreal comedy duo YidLife Crisis is betting that their humour could have even greater worldwide appeal if what they’re saying was more widely understood. That’s why a 2015 episode explaining how some Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas Eve has been translated now... into Mandarin. The …

A Yiddish 'Fiddler on the Roof' Arrives in Canada at Exactly the Right Time

The acclaimed off-Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof”—in Yiddish, with English and Russian supertitles—opens in Canada this week, during Jewish Heritage Month. This is the stage musical’s first international tour since its rousing success in New York under Oscar-winning actor and director…

The Megillah and Mike Bursty‪n‬ (Part 2)

Interview (part 2) with Mike Burstyn, discussing the recently released stream of Megillah Cycle, which premiered February 21. The first part aired the previous Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Burstyn directed Megillah Cycle and performed three of its roles. The show is his adaptation of Itzik Manger…

The Megillah and Mike Burstyn

אַ פֿריילעכן פּורים! Interview (part 1) with Mike Burstyn, discussing the recently released stream of Megillah Cycle, which premiered February 21. The second part will be airing the following Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Burstyn directed Megillah Cycle and performed three of its roles. The show is h…